sonnet (Remove filter)
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
The gravestones in this place are wet with tears
Of children, wives and husbands who have stood
Beside dark holes that swallow up their fears
Replacing ice water where once flowed blood.
November skies are grey and hold no lights,
The flowers flattened in a winter gale
That whips away dark thoughts the widow fights
To keep hidden behind her mourning veil.
...Thursday 4th April 2019 2:17 pm
A Wee Dram
A Wee Dram
The dancing flames lick gently at the grate,
a bottle splashes amber to the glass,
soft chimes reminding that the hour is late,
aromas drift of peat and harsh deer grass,
the smoky mist of morning, with each pass.
The glow of bonfires as I gently kiss,
letting the rich swelling flavours amass
and burn upon my lips, no thoughts but this –
“how can something so bitter bring suc...
Tuesday 16th December 2014 7:21 pm
Recent Comments
Eduardo on The Beauty in Despair and Illusion
2 hours ago
Eduardo on The return of the living dead
2 hours ago
Eduardo on The Silence That Remains
2 hours ago
Eduardo on The Silence That Remains
2 hours ago
Eduardo on The cake
2 hours ago
Eduardo on Bob Dylan
2 hours ago
Eduardo on Bob Dylan
2 hours ago
Marla Joy on Derek’s Theory of Quantum Stiles
9 hours ago
Tom Doolan on Pickleball Man
14 hours ago
Hélène on Derek’s Theory of Quantum Stiles
15 hours ago